28 days ago · China
China-led study reveals ‘Greater Gondwana’ was 80% of Earth’s crust 500m years ago
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 12:00 UTC. The headline in use is “China-led study reveals ‘Greater Gondwana’ was 80% of Earth’s crust 500m years ago”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Fragments of a long-disappeared ancient giant land mass have been discovered buried deep beneath parts of the modern continents that once formed it, according to an international team led by Chinese scientists. Published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, the discovery reveals that Gondwana – a land mass…
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China-led study reveals ‘Greater Gondwana’ was 80% of Earth’s crust 500m years ago
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